Car-coupling



(No Model.)

W; A. SALISBURY.

v I GAR COUPLING. No. 471,195. Patented Mar. 22', 1892.

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UNTTED STATES PATENT UFFICE.

\VALTER A. SALISBURY, OF LOSANTVILLE, INDIANA.

CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 471,195, dated March22, 1892.

Application filed November 30, 1891. Serial No. 413,473. (No model.)

T0 at whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WALTER A. SALISBURY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Losantville, in the county of Randolph and State of Indiana,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Car-Couplings, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvementin car-couplings for freight-cars.

The object of my improvement is to provide means for handling thecoupling-pin without going between the cars.

The accompanying drawings illustrate my invention.

Figure 1 represents an end elevation of a freight-oar having mycoupling. Fig. 2 represents a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3represents a longitudinal section of the coupler.

In the drawings, A indicates the draw-bar, which is of the usualwell-known construction, except that on its upper side it is providedwith a vertical casing B, which incloses and forms a guide for thecoupling-pin (J.

The link D is of the-usual form.

Pivoted to the end of the car, so as to swing in a vertical planethereon, are a pair of levers E E, having at their inner ends each aslotted eye G. The opposed inner ends of levers E E are connected byalink H, to which the coupling-pin is attached by means of a short chainI, the arrangement being such that when the outer end of either of thelevers E is depressed the pin is raised and suspended in the casing B.The pin may also be raised by means of a chain or cord I, attached tothe top of the car and to link H. For the purpose of holding the linksuspended I provide for each of the levers E a vertical guide-bar L,which is supported at each end at a short distance from the surface ofthe end of the car, so as'to form a slotted Way M, in which the outerend of the lever moves. Pivoted to bar L, so as to swing in a plane atright angles to the plane in which the lever E moves, is alatch N,having its inner end arranged to extend across the slot M in such amanner that the latch will open downward easily, so as to permit thepassage of the lever E, but

which forms a stop to the upward movement of the lever. The outer end oflatch N is of such weight that its inner end is held nor- L L a shaft 0,projecting beyond the bars L at each end and terminatingin a pair ofhandles P P.

Immediately beneath the outer ends of each of the latches N, I secure tothe shaft 0 a pair of short arms R R, the arrangement being such thatwhen the shaft is turned in the direction indicated by the arrow, Fig.2, the arms R R engage and raise the outer ends of the latches, thusdepressing their inner ends and leaving the slotted ways M clear for themovement of the levers E.

In operation the coupling-pin is raised by depressing the outer end ofeither or both of the levers E, and, the levers passing in the downwardmovement the latch or latches N,

and being prevented thereby from returning,

the pin is held suspended, so as to permit the introduction of thecoupling-link into the throat of the draw-bar. By turning shaft 0 in thedirection indicated by the arrow, Fig. 2, the outer ends of the latchesare raised, the outer ends of the levers are released, and thecoupling-pin falls through the link.

By the use of this device all danger of the brakeman being crushedbetween the ends of the cars is avoided.

I claim as my invention- 1. In a car-coupling, the combination of thedraw-bar, the pin, the casing secured to the upper side of the draw-barand forming avertical guide for the pin, the lever pivoted to the end ofthe car and having its inner end connected to the pin, the slotted wayarranged to form a guide for the free end of said lever, and the latchpivoted to the side of said slotted way and arranged to extend across itso as to form a stop for the lever, whereby the pin is raised and heldin a suspended position, substantially as set forth. I

2. In a car-coupling, the combination-of the draw-bar, the pin, thecasing secured to the upper side of the draw-bar and forminga verticalguide for the pin, the pair of levers pivoted to the end of the car andhaving each a slotted eye on its inner end, the link connecting theopposed ends of said levers, the chain connecting said link with thecoupling-pin, the pair of slotted ways arranged to form guides,respectively, for the free ends of said levers, the pair of latchespivoted to the sides of said slotted Ways and arranged to form stopstherein for the free ends of the levers, and the shaft extending fromone of said Ways to the other and having a pair of arms arranged toengage said latches, all arranged to co-operate substantially as and forthe IO purpose set forth.

VALTER A. SALISBURY.

Witnesses:

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